WEBVTT 40/29'S ALLISON WISE IS LIVE INFAYETTEVILLE WITH THAT ASPECT.ALLISON, YOU ACTUALLY SPOKE TO AGROUP WHO SAYS THIS MAY PUT ASTOP TO THEIR WORK?ALLISON: THAT'S EXACTLY RIGHT,CRAIG.CANOPY NWA SAYS THIS NEW TRAVELBAN COULD CAUSE PROBLEMS FOR THE FAMILIES WHO THEY'VEARRANGED TO COME HERE, BUTHAVENT ARRIVED YET.>> THE UNCERTAINTY IS HARD ANDABOVE ALL, WE ARE CONCERNED FORTHE PEOPLE WHO COULD BE AFFECTEDALLISON: CANOPY NWA HELPS TOFIND HOMES AND JOBS FOR REFUGEESIN OUR AREA.THE GROUP HAS AROUND 23REFUGEES WHO WERE EXPECTED TOARRIVE IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS,BUT WITH THIS NEW ORDER -->> IT KEEPS THEM IN DANGEROUSSITUATIONS THAT THEY SHOULDN'TBE IN.WE ARE UPSET BY THIS AND WEDON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT TOEXPECT.LANA THE GROUP'S RESETTLEMENTDIRECTOR SAYS THEIR ORGANIZATIONIS UNSURE WHAT CONSTITUTES AVALID RELATIONSHIP WITH THEUNITED STATES.>> THERE COULD BE CASE MADE THATCANOPY HAS A BONA FIDERELATIONSHIP WITH THE U.S..AT THE SAME TIME, I DON'T KNOWIF THAT COULD BE THE CASE.ALLISON: LEGAL EXPERTS SAY RIGHTNOW IT'S UNCLEAR HOW THIS RULINGWILL BE IMPLEMENTED.>> THERE ISN'T CLEAR GUIDANCE ONHOW ITS GOING TO BE IMPLEMENTED.ALLISON: AND THAT IT COULDAFFECT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS WHOAREN'T FROM ONE OF THE BANNEDCOUNTRIES.>> IF YOU ARE NOT FROM ONE OFTHE SIX COUNTRIES AND THEY ARETRAVELING BACK TO THE UNITEDSTATES, I WOULD JUST SAY BEPREPARED FOR DELAYS.MAKE SURE YOU DON'T HAVE BE BESOMEWHERE URGENTLY.ALLISON: CANOPY NWA SAYS IT ISPROJECTING TO BRING MORE THAN 65PEOPLE TO NORTHWEST ARKANSASBEFORE OCTOBER, WITH ITS NEWTRAV BAN, THE NUMBER IS ALITTLE MORE UNCERTAIN.WE KNOW RIGHT NOW WITH THEIRPARTNERSHIP WITH THE STATEDEPARTMENT, THEY HAVE RESETTLEDMORE THAN 40.

Legal experts said there are questions surrounding how the new version of the travel ban will be implemented at airports across the country -- which could lead to travel delays for thousands of people in the next few months.

For individuals who are not U.S. citizens and are from one of the six banned countries, will need to prove that they have a "bona fide" relationship with a family, university or entity in order to enter the United States.

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Amber Smith, an Associate Attorney with Ferguson Immigration Law, said that it's likely hundreds of others who are traveling, yet not from a Muslim-majority country will be affected.

"Families who are not from one of the six countries could also run into some delays at the airport traveling. Even those who have a "bona fide" relationship with the United States could run into delays, because officials are going to have to determine that relationship is. There isn't clear guidance on how it's going to be implemented," Smith said.

Canopy NWA, a local organization that works to resettle refugees in Northwest Arkansas, said this new ban creates uncertainty for them and the pending resettlement cases they are working on.

"It keeps them in dangerous situations that they shouldn't be in. we are upset by this and we don't really know what to expect," Linn said.

She said the group has more than 20 people who were supposed to come to Northwest Arkansas before October, but the new ban could cause problems for them.

Linn said that the "wording" is vague, and they will need to better understand what constitutes a "bona fide" relationship with the U.S.

She said their hope is to help those whose lives could be in danger, and this new ban will prevent that.

In a Facebook post, the group states: We are deeply troubled by the Supreme Court ruling today regarding the travel ban. Parts of the ruling remain unclear and we are not sure to what extent this will affect those who have already been assigned to Canopy, but have yet to arrive.What we do know is that this ruling does affect real people. As policy continues to swing back and forth, the safety and wellbeing of refugee families hang in the balance.Stay tuned for more information. We should have more clarity within the next 72 hours.